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March 6, 2013

Nancy Drew Blog Hop

[Update to the post: this is what happens when I write a post at 1 am... I forgot to include the Giveaway. Duh!!! So, read below for the surprise. Ai, ai, ai...]

The Nancy Drew Blog Hop is finally here! Carol Swift from Just Let Me Quilt is the cheerleader for this cool Blog Hop organized by Madame Samm from Sew We Quilt.

I cannot wait to see what everyone will come up with. As for me...
I started by picking some fabrics from the Nancy Drew line by Moda. Once the fabrics arrived, Ryan, my 11-year-old, and I sat down to brainstorm about the quilt design.

Should I use the title from one of the books? How about detective tools? Or should I focus on Nancy Drew herself? We decided on the latter.

Quilt design is always fun for me. Involving one of my sons makes it even better! He liked what I did and I hope you will, too. Are you ready for the big reveal???

Here is Nancy Drew in action. I chose blue for the silhouette as it paired well with the blue of the border fabric. The magnifying lenses on the background fabric are also blue. The footprints were an afterthought - I like how they tied in with the theme.

I used blanket stitch on the [machine] applique, and outlined the applique as I was quilting the piece. Although I considered different free motion motifs, meandering seemed appropriate (don't detectives go back and forth over the clues?).

Now, for the giveaway: one yard of this pretty Marcus Brothers fabric!

For a chance to win, just leave a comment telling me what you thought of my wall hanging. For a second chance, become a follower and leave another comment telling me so! I will announce the winner on March 15.

For more fun with the Nancy Drew fabric line, check out the other bloggers who are showing their creations today:

I like your quilt interpretation Denise! Very clever! I am a huge Nancy Drew fan, but I had never seen this fabric before today.Thanks for putting up all the links. I had fun looking at all the different quilts.

Love your quilt. Be sure to tell your son he did a super job of helping. I love the silouette, the foot prints, and the inner blue border. I'm not familiar with Marcus Brothers Fabrics but that fabric is gorgeous.

Your quilt is terrific and involving your son is superb. I really like the color combination and the footsteps do make the quilt. Thanks for taking time in your busy world to participate and inspire us.

:) Strong Tea is my friend even late at night...sadly even then in the excitement of life often 'obvious items' are overlooked. :) I had to smile...glad to know I'm not the only one overlooking details in the wee hours of the morning. Now if I could just get the cat to let me sleep! :)

The wall hanging that you & son came up is beautiful. It's nice when we can include our children in our hobbies. My son is 11 & has help with pillowcases and other such items. He actually has a really good eye for color & patterns. We are hoping to nuture this more in the future. Thank you for the chance to win you lovely yard of fabric.

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